IllinoisSchoolsWilmington Middle School

Wilmington Middle School

PublicRegular
Wilmington, Illinois · Wilmington CUSD 209U
Teachers20.0FTE
Ratio13.6:1students per teacher
Students272enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students272
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher13.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch43%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
12.7:1
(2024)
6.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
20
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
254
(2024)
6.6%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.5:113.1:113.7:114.4:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202415.3:114.0:113.6:112.7:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Wilmington Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2502622742872993112020202121212020202120222023202428930729527225420212020EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment289307295272254
Teacher FTE20212020
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.3:114.0:113.6:112.7:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.